Calendar of Events

“The Legacy of Reverend James Randolph Denton” Curated by Beauvais Lyons, Director of the Hokes Archives.

Exhibition & Performance at the UT Downtown Gallery, 106 S. Gay Street
Friday September 7, 2012, 5-9pm, Saturday September 8, 2012, 10am-3pm.
“The Legacy of Reverend James Randolph Denton” presents a display on behalf of The Association for Creative Zoology, a nearly century-old organization advocating for creation science. Dressed as a preacher from the early 20th century, exhibition “curator” Beauvais Lyons will be present throughout the exhibit reenacting Reverend Denton’s “inspired message about the mystery and wonder of God’s creation” as part of his public education campaign in the 1920s.

Despite the historic appearance of the exhibition, the kiosk, the many meticulously drawn lithographs of rare and unusual hybrid animals, the fossil “evidence” and the taxidermy “specimens,” the presentation is a complete invention. Like other projects from the Hokes (pronounced “hoax”) Archives, the exhibition is an elaborate work of academic fiction. Beauvais Lyons is a Chancellor’s Professor in the UT Knoxville School of Art where he has taught printmaking since 1985.

“The Legacy of Reverend James Randolph Denton” is intended to explore perceptions of belief and truth, art and science, history and biography and to foster public discourse about competing theories of creation and evolution. Some of the work in his exhibition has been presented at the John Scopes Trial Festival in Dayton, Tennessee and at the Museum of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

For more information, contact: Mike Berry at 673-0802.

30th Annual Smoky Mountain Fiddlers Convention. Presented by the Loudon Rotary Club on September 7th & 8th, from Legion Field in historic downtown Loudon.

Friday, September 7th
A bluegrass concert featuring:
Paul Williams & The Victory Trio
Shadow Ridge
The Just Us Bluegrass Band

Saturday, September 8th
10:00 a..m. Individual Instrument Competition
7:00 p.m. Band Competition

Cash prizes for all winners from junior to senior categories. For more information, or to enter the contest, email JLarrySmith@BellSouth.net.

Vintage footage is captivating no matter the subject. But when East Tennessee herself is major character, local audiences are in for a delightful treat. The Tennessee Archive of Moving Image and Sound, East Tennessee Historical Society, and the Knox County Public Library's McClung Historical Collection are partnering to present a free monthly film series on First Fridays displaying the rare, and often unique, local moving images collected and preserved at the East Tennessee History Center. Also featured in the series will be a variety of art exhibitions by local East Tennessee artists Amy Campbell, Diana Rogers, and Laramie Payne. All programs are held at the East Tennessee History Center and are free to the public.

September 7, 2012 from 7- 9 pm:
Hootenanny! Comes to Knoxville (ABC-TV, 1964)
Live Performance by the original Cumberland Trio
Right before the dawn of the Beatles rock revolution, folk music was in. The nationally televised ABC-TV Program Hootenanny captured this youth movement, and was filmed at various college campuses throughout the United States. ABC-TV came to the University of Tennessee’s Knoxville campus in late 1963, capturing on film rare Americana-style performances by Doc Watson, the Carter family, Homer and Jethro, Eddy Arnold, and local Knoxville coffee shop heroes, The Cumberland Trio. The Trio will reunite before the screening.

East Tennessee Historical Society, 601 S. Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902. Museum hours: Monday-Friday: 9AM-4PM; Saturday: 10AM-4PM; Sunday: 1-5PM. Library: Monday-Tuesday: 9AM-8:30PM; Wednesday-Friday: 9AM-5:30PM; Saturday: 9AM-5PM; Sunday 1-5PM. Information: 865-215-8824, www.easttnhistory.org

On the first Friday of every month, downtown is happening! Art openings from the 100 block of Gay Street into Market Square offer an enjoyable gallery walk downtown. Market Square District members offer performances, food specials and sales to celebrate the vibrancy of our downtown area.

Information: http://www.knoxvillefirstfriday.com or 865-523-7543

Carpetbag Theatre has a black box theatre in the Emporium where we host an open mic event called CAFE NOIR every FIRST FRIDAY. The public can sign up at 7:00pm to share musical, theatrical, and dancing talents.

In Suite 114 of the Emporium Center, 100 S. Gay Street, Knoxville. The Carpetbag Theatre: 865-544-0447, www.carpetbagtheatre.org

Yazoo Brewing Company of Nashville & WDVX present Yazoo Square from Market Square from Downtown Market Square Stage. Dancing, music & brew.
September 7, 2012.

For more than 35 years, Pellissippi State Community College has welcomed the community to take part in the institution’s many cultural activities. Beginning this fall, Pellissippi State launches The Arts at Pellissippi State, an arts series that offers more opportunities than ever to enjoy everything from music and theatre to cultural celebrations, lectures, and the fine arts.

The series showcases the talents of Pellissippi State students and faculty, as well as those of special guest performers. To set the new series in motion, the college is hosting Backstage Pass, an evening that will showcase a sampling of the arts-related events slated for the upcoming season.

Backstage Pass offers attendees not only a behind-the-scenes look at future arts activities but also a live auction and cocktail buffet. The setting is Knoxville’s Cherokee Country Club. Proceeds from the special event will be used by the Pellissippi State Foundation to support The Arts at Pellissippi State.

“Backstage Pass” takes place on Friday, Sept. 7, beginning at 7 p.m. Cherokee Country Club is located at 5138 Lyons View Pike.

Individuals interested in attending are encouraged to order tickets early. Tickets are $100 per person. Sponsorships also are available.

For additional information on Backstage Pass, call the Pellissippi State Foundation at (865) 539-7351.

Announcing the opening reception of “Portrait” the Fall 2012 A1LabArts Members’ Show, which will take place on First Friday, September 7, 2012 from 6-10 PM at The Center for Creative Minds, 23 Emory Place, in Knoxville.

Please join us for the opening reception of the Fall A1LabArts members’ exhibition “Portrait” at The Center for Creative Minds. This biannual exhibition brings together the diversity of artistic voices that form the A1LabArts Collective; this time to address the simple yet complex topic of portraiture.

Opening and Reception on Friday, September 7, 2012, 6-10 PM, at 23 Emory Place, across from the Old Gray Cemetery on Broadway, in Knoxville.

For additional information please contact Sara Blair McNally, at 865-604-5691or sarablairmcnally@gmail.com

FIRST FRIDAY: HOME GROWN AT BENNETT GALLERIES

Join us on Friday, September 7th from 5pm-8pm for First Friday: Home Grown.
Featuring work by Robin Surber, Signe & Genna Grushovenko, James Breed, and Ted Prince.

Bennett Galleries, 5308 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, TN 37919, (865) 584-6791.
www.bennettgalleries.com

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present fascinating, professionally-produced interviews with local artists on First Friday, September 7, between 5:00-9:00 PM in Studio 105 of the Emporium Center. Featured artists in the films include Donna Brass, Preston Farabow, Brandon Pace, David Wolff, Svetlana Wynne, and “Taylor”. Topics include pressure, light, imagination, texture, constraints, dialogue, and imagination. The films serve as a discussion of the creative process and are a product of Brass Brothers Films from Matt and Jesse Brass, members of the creative team from Shelton Group. For more information, contact Kathy Hamilton at 865-524-8385 or khamilton@sheltongrp.com. For information on the Emporium Center, visit www.theemporiumcenter.com.

The Arts & Culture Alliance serves and supports a diverse community of artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions. The Alliance receives financial support from the Tennessee Arts Commission (www.tn.gov/arts) and First Tennessee Foundation (www.firsttennesseefoundation.com).

www.knoxalliance.com

CMI (formally "Rechenbach's") located next door to Jerry's Artarama in Bearden is having their "Hoopla" sale. It happens only once a year, it is a wholesale art framing business, and the general public come in and buy. You will have to pay tax of course, unless you have a resale business license. So, artists, if you do your own matting and/or framing, this is a great opportunity to get these materials at very inexpensive prices (these are discontinued items, but incredible deals). Regular stock items will be available for sale too, which the general public is not entitled to during the rest of the year. There will be food and drink too, so you can start out the First Friday with a little shopping.

The 94th annual Tennessee Valley Fair is scheduled for September 6-15, 2013.

Tennessee Valley Fair
P.O. Box 6066
Knoxville, TN 37914
P: 865-215-1473

Website: http://www.tnvalleyfair.org